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steamy

[stee-mee] / ˈsti mi /
ADJECTIVE
giving off vapors
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
misty
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ADJECTIVE
erotic
Synonyms


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Jofra Archer did just that, galvanising the crowd after tea on a steamy afternoon in Nottingham.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

On Thursday afternoon, in the steamy heat of the Mexican capital, this hallowed stadium became the first to host matches at three different World Cups.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

"Wuthering Heights," Emerald Fennell's steamy adaptation of the classic Emily Bronte novel, charmed moviegoers in North America over the four-day US holiday weekend, raking in $40 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

Bad Bunny has kept busy since the release of “DTmF,” appearing in a steamy Calvin Klein Underwear spring campaign and performing on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2025

The fire spit and the sap boiled, and the drowsy heat and wavery lantern light and steamy smell were wonderful.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

Their blues-based rock ’n’ roll is darker, steamier.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

But in many rural communities, people stay outside late, cooking, socializing, or doing school work and avoiding hot houses made even steamier by metal roofs, Paaijmans and his colleagues have found.

From Science Magazine Sep. 8, 2022

If you thought it felt a bit steamier the last time you went to Bed, Bath & Beyond, you wouldn’t be alone.

From Washington Times Jun. 29, 2022

Nicole Kidman revealed how her husband, Keith Urban, deals with some of the steamier romance scenes she has to film as an actress.

From Fox News Aug. 10, 2021

This room is hotter and steamier than the others because the snakes and turtles need it to be; it smells musky.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

We did not quite go back to spring or forward to fall in Washington on Sunday, but it did seem that we said farewell — however briefly — to the steamiest side of summer.

From Washington Post Jul. 18, 2021

Wednesday, the last day of June, was 95 — our steamiest of the year so far.

From Washington Post Jul. 2, 2021

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper performed perhaps their steamiest rendition yet of Shallow, from their film A Star is Born.

From BBC Feb. 25, 2019

The mirror is “more than a match for even the steamiest bathroom,” the website promises, which honestly sounds like a challenge to me, as I pride myself on my steamy bathroom.

From Slate Jul. 9, 2018

Build a development in the steamiest, nastiest jungle, and test recruits for the colony there.

From The Merchants of Venus by Phelps, A. H.




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